Hay-carrier attachment.



I, E. il F. KRDICK. HAY CARRIER ATTACHMENT.

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l 96,24% Patented Aug. 29, 1916.

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HAY-CARRIER ATTACHMENT.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 29, 1916.

Application filed August 16, 1915. Sera1No.45,828.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN E. Konoick and FRANK KORDICK, citizens of theUnited States, and residents of Bridgewater, in the county of Adair andState of Iowa, have invented a certain new and useful Hay- CarrierAttachment, of which the following is a specication.

The object of our invention is to provide an attachment for hay carriersof simple, durable and inexpensive construction adapted for supportingone end of a rope in such a way as to permit the rope to move withouttwisting the parts thereof.

A further object is to provide an attach- `ment so constructed andarranged as to be readily and easily mounted on a hay carrier of theordinary type now in use, and adapted to support a rope permitting theend thereof to rotate freely.

A further object is to provide such an attachment so constructed as totilt slightly for allowing the straight pull on the rope.

Still a further object is to provide such an attachment having a portionadapted to rest on a part of the carrier frame, and arranged to tilt toa limited degree, said attachment having an adjustable portion forylimiting the upward movement of the attachment while permitting` saidtilting motion.

Our invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combinationof the parts of the device, whereby the `objects contemplated areattained as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in our claims,and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 shows an end elevation of an attachment for hay carriersembodying our invention. Fig. 2 shows a vertical sectional view throughthe same taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. l. Fig. 3 shows a horizontalsectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 shows a sideelevation of a hay carrier equipped with an attachment embodying ourinvention. Fig. 5 shows a top or plan view of a portion of the carrierwith our improved attachment installed thaereon, viewed from the line 55 of Fig. 4, Fig. 6 shows a plan view of a part of a modified form ofour device and, Fig. 7 shows a similar view of another part.

ln the accompanying drawings we have used the reference numeral 10 toindicate generally a track adapted to be mounted in a barn or the like.Traveling on the track l0 are rollers 11 of a hay carrier 12, which maybe of the ordinary type. Only so much of the hay carrier is shown in theac` companying drawings, as is necessary to illustrate the principle ofthe operation of experienced in the operation of the ordi-.

nary hay carrier, arises from the fact that when the pulley 16 1s in itslowered position and a load is mounted on the hay fork carried by thepulley 16, the rope 15 tends to twist and sometimes so tightly that theload cannot be raised until the rope has been untwisted. This requireslowering the load until it can be reached, or holding it in positionuntil the operator turns the load around untwisting the rope and causingconsiderable loss 0f time. Frequently the rope 15 is burned and injuredby the friction caused by pulling on the rope while it is twisted. It isour purpose to provide an attachment capable of being mounted on any ofthe ordinary types of carriers, where` by such twisting of the rope 15can be avoided.

Our improved attachment can be made in several forms, and as shown inthe accompanying drawings, comprises a transverse bar 17, having grooves18 in its under surface, near its ends adapted to rest on the uppersurface of the members 13 near the end thereof opposite the pulley 14.The grooves 18 are curved so as to permit the attachment to tilt in avertical plane. At the outer ends of the members 17 are down` wardlyextending lugs or flanges 19, which serve to permit movement of themembers 17 laterally of the carrier, and also prevent its jumping offthe carrier.

In the form of the device shown in the' drawings, a screw threaded bolt2O is screwed into a suitable central vertical opening in the bar 17, asshown in Figs. 1

and 2. The bolt 20 has a head 21 on its lower end, the upper portion ofwhich forms a ball race member 22. The lower portion of the shank of thebolt 2O is smooth at 20-1. Mounted on the smooth portion 20a of the bolt,20 is a cylinder 23, closed at its upper end, except for an openingrotatably receiving the bolt 20. The under surface of the end member 24of the cylinder 23 forms a ball race member coacting with the ball racemember 22. Between the ball race members mentioned, are balls 24,whereby the cylinder 23 may rotate freely on the bolt 20. l

The cylinder 23 is provided, just below the head 21with an annularshoulder on its interior and against the shoulder just mentioned ismounted an lordinary washer 25. The cylinder 23 is externally screwthreaded and is received in the upper end of an internally screwthreaded cylinder 26 screwed on to the cylinder 23.' The cylinder 26 isprovided with a lowerend member 27 having an opening 28 to receive therope 15, extended through the opening 2S and tied in a knot15a.

A screw 29 may be extended throughthe walls of the cylinders 26 and 23for locking them against relative rotation. A. split pin 30 may beextended through the upper end of the bolt 20 above the cross bar 17 ifdesired, to prevent the accidental removal of the bolt 20 from the bar17. The bar 1\7 may be made with parallel projecting lugs 31 shown inFigs. 2 and 3.

Pivotally mounted on a pin 32 extended through the lugs 31 is adownwardly extending rod 33, the lower end of which is screw threadedand is screwed through a yoke 34, the ends of which are provided withopenings 35 which register with each other. The openings 35 are designedto receive a bolt or shaft 36 extended through the arm of the carrier13, and held in place by a nut 37. It ywill be seen that the length ofthe members 33 and 34 may be varied considerably.

In Fig. 6 we have shown a transverse bar of modified form having thecentral body portion 40 formed with an opening 41 to receive the member20 and opposite round arms 42 to rest on the members 13. Two bars 43 areeach provided with an opening 44 through which an arm 42 is inserted,when the parts are assembled. In the opposite end of each bar 43 is anelongated slot 45 to receive the shaft 36. The arms 43 are mountedoutside ythe members 13 and the elongated slots allow adjustment to fitdifferent carriers. Y

In the practical use and installation of our improved attachment for haycarriers, the balls 24 are placed in thecylinders 23, and the bolt 20 isthen inserted therethrough to Vcomplete the ball bearing. The lbolt 20is then inserted through the bar 17, and the pin 30 placed in position.The bar 17 is then mounted on the carrier. The rope 15 is insertedthrough the opening 28, and the knot 15u tied in the rope. The cylinder26 is then screwed on to the cylinder 23, and the screw 29 is placed inposition. The yoke 34 is screwed on to the rod 33 until it has reachedthe proper position, when the pin is inserted through the frame of thecarrier and through the opening 35. The device is then ready for use.

It will be noted that the openings 35 are sufficiently large to permitsome play of the Darts. l When the device is installed it can swing in avertical plane to a limited degree, permitting a straight pull on therope 15 between our attachment and the pulley 16.

It will be noted that our improved device may be mounted on practicallyany carrier having two parallel frame members similar to the members 13,and that it occupies a very small space. The arts which support the ropemay be exten ed downwardly between the frame members.

The members 33 and 34 permit the tilting of the attachment and at thesame time prevent its jumping upwardly until it might possibly clear theframe members 13 and leave the carrier. The members 33 and 34 arelongitudinally adjustable, so that they may be fitted to any carrier. Inthis connection it may be mentioned that the pin 36, in many carriers ofordinary construction, is an axle for an additional pulley, so that ourdevice is adapted for use with carriers as now constructed.

It will be seen that where our improved attachment is used, the rope 15can turn freely with the parts 24 rotating on the part 20, and thattherefore the portions of the rope 15 above the pulley 16 will not tendto become twisted as might otherwise be the case.

We appreciate the fact that numerous changes may be made in theconstruction and arrangement of the parts lof our improved attachmentfor hay carriers, and have in fact built our device in several forms,and it is our intention to Cover by this application any such changeswhich may be included within the scope of our claims.

We claim as our invention:

1. An attachment for hay carriers comprising a bar adapted to rest onthe carrier frame and to tilt thereon, having downwardly projecting endsto engage such frame and limit endwise movement of said bar, a devicefor receiving and holding the end of a flexible device mounted on thesaid bar for rotation.

2. An attachment for hay carriers comprising a support adapted to reston a carrier frame, and to tilt thereon, forming a part of a ball race,a device for receiving and holding the end of a fleXible device, formingpart of a ball race, rotatably mounted on said support, balls in saidrace parts, and two part linked adjustable means for limiting themovement of said support with relation to the frame on which it rests.

3. In a device of the class described, a transverse support adapted torest on the frame members of a hay carrier and to tilt thereon, havingdownward projections to limit the movement of said support laterallywith relation to each carrier, a bolt screwed into said support, havinga head below the Copies of this patent may be obtained for five centseach, by addressing the support with a ball race in its upper surface, acylinder closed at its upper end, having said end slidably mounted onsaid bolt and forming a coacting ball race, balls in said ball races, acylinder closed at its lower end screwed onto said l'irst cylinderhaving an opening in said end, and means for locking said cylindersagainst relative rotation.

Des Moines, Iowa, July 24, 1915.

JOHN E. KORDICK. FRANK KORDICK. Witnesses:

E. SULGRovE, F. R. MICHAEL.

Commissioner oi' Patents,

Washington, .'D. C.

